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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #147 is out: On identity

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the notion of identity and present our latest document about how we represent it, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:27, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly Summary #620

Tech News: 2024-12

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #148 is out: On the way to internationalizing numbers

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our progresses with the implementation of renderers and parsers for natural numbers, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:11, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly Summary #621

Tech News: 2024-13

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #149 is out: Creating tests is now much easier!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our progresses with tests and how it is easier to make them, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:22, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 March 2024

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).

Administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

Tech News: 2024-14

MediaWiki message delivery 03:34, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #622

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #150 is out: Product Update on Diff and Upcoming API Improvements

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our latest blog post on Diff, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on April 8, at 22:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 10:23, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #623

Tech News: 2024-15

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #151 is out: New API for calling Wikifunctions and celebrating 1000 functions

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the new API for calling Wikifunctions, we celebrate our first 1,000 functions, and we take a look at the latest software developments. Also, there's a job opening for joining our team!

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:57, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-16

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Wikidata weekly summary #622

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #152 is out: Welcome, Sharvani!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we welcome a new member of the team and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 17:14, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-17

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The Signpost: 25 April 2024

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 02:55, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-18

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Nyttend
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed Nihonjoe

CheckUser changes

readded Joe Roe

Oversight changes

removed GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to other languages.

Dear Wikimedian,

You are receiving this message because you previously participated in the UCoC process.

This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 23:10, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #153 is out: Team meeting and Quarterly plan

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the results of our team meeting held in San Francisco, USA, as well as presenting the objectives that we will pursue in the next months.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:57, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Next Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Volunteer's Corner is on May 6

We remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on May 6, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Apologies for the reaching out to you with a separate message.

See you at the meeting! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:12, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 27

March and April 2024—Issue 027


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Horned sungem by Jens Lallensack
Tufted jay by grungaloo
Pseudastacus by Olmagon
List of erinaceids by PresN
Primates by PresN
Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by Fritzmann2002
Thalattoarchon by Amirani1746, reviewed by Esculenta
Lentinus brumalis by Зэгс ус, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Maxim Masiutin
Hypericum × inodorum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by AryKun
Barnacle by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Lightburst
Maize by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by AryKun
Pig by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Wolverine XI
Orange (fruit) by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by 750h+
Fish by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Reconrabbit
Organism by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Esculenta
Hydropunctaria amphibia by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Melanohalea by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Lecideaceae by Esculenta, reviewed by Wolverine XI
Xylopsora canopeorum by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Spot test (lichen) by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Gustaf Einar Du Rietz by Esculenta, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Allocalicium by Esculenta, reviewed by Simongraham
Multiclavula mucida by Esculenta, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Aphaena submaculata by Etriusus, reviewed by Wolverine XI
White-tailed jay by Grungaloo, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Fork-tailed drongo by The Blue Rider, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Northern green anaconda by Chaotic Enby, reviewed by Geardona
Heptamegacanthus by Mattximus, reviewed by Esculenta
Mixtotherium by PrimalMustelid, reviewed by FunkMonk
Diplobune by PrimalMustelid, reviewed by Wolverine XI
Ochrophyte by Snoteleks, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Parvilucifera by Snoteleks, reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Urceolus by Snoteleks, reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Plexippoides regius by Simongraham, reviewed by Grungaloo
Olga Hartman by Viriditas, reviewed by Lightburst
Giant panda by Wolverine XI, reviewed by Thebiguglyalien
Enchylium conglomeratum by Xkalponik, reviewed by Wolverine XI

Newly nominated content

Great cuckoo-dove by AryKun
Heptamegacanthus by Mattximus
List of talpids by PresN
List of birds of New Brunswick by B3251
List of forest-inventory conifers in Canada by Dank
Dissoderma odoratum by NotAGenious
Xiphodon by PrimalMustelid
Banana by Chiswick Chap
Phintella parva by Simongraham
Evarcha maculata by Simongraham
Asian elephant by Wolverine XI
Megafauna by Wolverine XI
Fishing cat by Wolverine XI
Thistle tortoise beetle by Justinxuje
Enchylium limosum by Xkalponik
Enchylium polycarpon by Xkalponik
Skeleton panda sea squirt by Chaotic Enby
Hypericum aciferum by Fritzmann2002
Hypericum russeggeri by Fritzmann2002
Hypericum minutum by Fritzmann2002
Chrompodellid by Snoteleks
Aquilegia sibirica by Pbritti
Carabus japonicus by NHanselman
Charles De Geer by Yakikaki
Cheetah reintroduction in India by Magentic Manifestations

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Tech News: 2024-19

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Wikimedia U.S. Mountain West Online Meeting

Wikimedia US Mountain West

Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West will hold an online meeting from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MDT, Tuesday evening, May 14, 2024, at meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the Mountain West or the future direction of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement is encouraged to attend. All guests are welcome. Please see our meeting page for details.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #154 is out: Flagship type for enumerations: Months of the Gregorian calendar

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our first proposal for a new type for enumerations and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:22, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-20

MediaWiki message delivery 23:56, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Rescheduled online meeting of the Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West 05/21/2024

The online meeting of the Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West originally scheduled for May 14 has been rescheduled for 8:00 to 9:00 PM MDT, Tuesday evening, May 21, 2024, at meet.google.com/wbg-wgws-sbj. Please see our new meeting page for details.

If you don't wish to receive these invitations any more, please remove your username from our Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list. Thanks. - MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:46, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

The Signpost: 16 May 2024

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #155 is out: Call for Functions: Spell out the number!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we call on you to help us doing new language functions about numbers and we also take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 18:01, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-21

MediaWiki message delivery 23:02, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: May 2024

WikiProject Scouting | May 2024


Notes for May:

Some important articles that need help: The Scout Association, NAYLE, Philmont Training Center, BSA Leadership Training, COPE

Other ways to participate:

--evrik (talk) May 22, 2024

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #156 is out: New type - Gregorian calendar months

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we announce our initial enumeration Type, Gregorian calendar months, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-22

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #157 is out: A single singular or a plurality of plurals?

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the various implications of linguistic functions about singulars and plurals, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on June 3, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:17, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-23

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Graham Beards
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed

Oversight changes

removed Dreamy Jazz

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #158 is out: New Type: Sign

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce a new enumeration type, Sign, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

We are also looking for feedback for our next new types. See the announcement at the Project Chat for more information.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:59, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Editor experience invitation

Hi Terasail :) I'm looking for experienced editors to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 04:43, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-24

MediaWiki message delivery 20:18, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #159 is out: New Type: Igbo calendar months

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce a new enumeration type, this time for the thirteen months of the Igbo calendar, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 16:21, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-25

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Tech News: 2024-26

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Happy First Edit Day!

Tech News: 2024-27

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).

Administrator changes

added
removed

Technical news

Miscellaneous


Tech News: 2024-28

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Tech News: 2024-29

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Tech News: 2024-30

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Tech News: 2024-31

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Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 25

Tech News: 2024-32

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Tech News: 2024-32

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Isabelle Belato
removed

Interface administrator changes

readded Izno

CheckUser changes

removed Barkeep49

Technical news

  • Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
  • Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

Arbitration


Tech News: 2024-33

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Tech News: 2024-34

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The redirect Wikipedia:VRT permissions agents has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 August 25 § Wikipedia:VRT permissions agents until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer1234qwer4 17:51, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-35

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